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C32000 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5